Aug201428

Staff

A record 11,985 points were scored in 2013, with games averaging 46.81 points, the highest average in NFL history (46.48 in 1948).

The seasons with the most points scored and highest per-game scoring average in NFL history:

YEAR

TOTAL POINTS

YEAR

POINTS PER GAME

2013

11,985

2013

46.81

2012

11,651

1948

46.48

2011

11,356

1950

45.88

2010

11,283

1960

45.29

2008

11,279

1962

45.21

“This is an offensive league,” says Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator LESLIE FRAZIER. “People like to see points scored, although defensive coaches don’t. You have to try to find a way to slow those offenses down. You have a mindset that you’ve got to score ‘X’ number of points, and then on defense you’ve got to hold a team to ‘X’ number of points to have a chance. But that number, it is rising.”